CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The first blue pigment to hold its color was often prized over gold. The semi-precious stone lapis lazuli was ground into an iridescent pigment, sometimes called ultramarine, that ...

Lapis Lazuli is known for its special look. The color blue represents trust. It's the color of the sky, which is expansive and symbolizes freedom. Among spiritual circles, the Lapis Lazuli has been ...

I examine the polished Lapis Lazuli, its rich blue surface sparkling with golden pyrite. The stone emanates a quiet wisdom. Lapis Lazuli, with its deep blue color and golden flecks of Pyrite, is a ...

Ultramarine blue, or "true blue," was once more valuable than gold. In 1824, a synthetic version called French ultramarine made the color more accessible. But ultramarine blue made from real lapis ...

For the uninitiated, Lapis Lazuli is a deep blue semi-precious mineral known since antiquity when it was first mined in Afghanistan as early as the 7th millennium BC. Since it looks pretty awesome ...